Heat-insulation lining for cold-storage chambers or holds used for the storage of refrigerated produce



Dec. 7, 1926. 1,610,181

E A. THoMsoN HEAT INSULATION LINING FOR. COLD STORAGE CHAMBERS OR HOLDS USED FOR THE STORAGE OE REFRIGERATED PRODUCE original Filed Oct. 18, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 197]' @9A/Ey Dec. 7 v1926.

E. A. THOMSON HEAT' INSULATION LIN-ING F D. 7 g E. A. THOMSON HEAT INSULATION LINING FOR COLD STORAGE CHAMBERS OR HOLDSUSED FOR THE STORAGE 0F REFRIGERATED PRODUCE original Filed Oct. 18l 192v 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Mft/vm? Patented Dec; .1926;V

p iinWAan ALtfriiIfftriioi/isoivjor' FNoHfL-'EYLL-Lnnoim ENGLAND? w HiizifrIrisuiia'riori'l LINING Foe. Conn-s{Tomieni CHAMBERS* oni 4HOLDSl USED Fon THE" f 's'ro'RAc-Efon anrnienannn raonucn. I;

originaiappiicauoii-iiiedcer-Qbefis; iezlijseriai Hoffi-rassegnata Giga-f Biennali-aguas; 1925'. l Divided andkthis application filed "[1113727-,119'2Q.;SerialNi.`125f249,w i

s "VI-his inifentio-nrelates'to-lieat linings Vfor coldstorage chambers or holds#` `for the-storage of--jreirigerated produce. andconsistsV of' an. improvement in. or modifica? f elsa-nd inl a-.direetioii perpendicular thereto,-V

Vtion o-"tlie heat'insulation linings described-` and claimed :injtlie speciiicationvofmy -co-y pending application for-Letters PatentSe.v

rial No. 744l,369.

According to my present invention; means l are provided for adi-usting'thewood grounds botliparallel .to the plane;- of. the lining pansopas' to facili-tate the ittingof 'the'wood grounds `to -existingj beams', -ralme vmembers and the like,-Wliicli--inypractice are not arf` ranged at. a quite.. uniform distance apartv and Ndo notjliaveytheir flanges k.lying quite uniformly ina common curved lsurface or envelope. i For' this. 'purpose7 the@ ground' is made With. .anV inner. face; or base- Which is adapted Y toy Vrest .against acorrespondingly-i shaped-surface on thel beam, frame-member or the. like. ,itself-orf on ,aliner, bracket or chock.y securedvto such beam, v frame-,member or the like, the ground-'being secureclinl posi-.-

tion. bylineans. of a. nuton a .boltor stud which, extends through4 aV hole inthe? ground. andis secured to.theloeainfframe:member',lv

or thelikeo-r-tofthe-bracket, chock .or liner thereon, so that yproviding suitable l amount of clearance in the boltor rstulfho'les s in: thewvood ground, or. 4varyingfi'fhe 'posif I Vtion of the bolts.or.bracketsfoii'tlieibeains;

frame members ortliejlile, or ofQthestuds lin the chocks, -the grounds niay-be. adjusted Vlaterally as'required tofenable thepanelsly .between the 'grounds' to bemadeof a` stand@v rardlength, and the groundswthemselves to f be; niade 'of Va. standard cross-section. all- 540 Vpreparedg intliei factoryready-or erection. i Moreover by. introducing an individual `liner of. suitable thickness.: between. 'the -flange of the -beaml orV frame-member.. andthe inner face of the .grounds or. byemploying checks 1 of suitabledepth or thicknessfthe,position of. the.outenfaceofthe groundcanbeadcan pass through the Wood grounds Without` usted as.` desired.V vF--urthermore'- the-Wood In order vtopgreduce.. transfer of heat, tothe coldk chamber through. metal` beams or frame members, in cases .Where hanger fbolts are employecLf-heat. insulating liners may be yare a hole in,A such liner.

lnfthegaccompanyingz di'"ai-Wings?,A I have.

Asliovvnf how my. said: invention maybe con-'jf j veiiiently and: advantageously carried.; intov practice. gln` these drawingsfz-g n Figures landlQ. are-sectional elevations tailrenbn. planes at right angles lto one an-A other Vshowingl one" fornifof my improved'v construction.` a* f jFiguresg,v l45 ,55' vand `6 are corresponding view'sto Figure l'shoiving further forins'of r my'improvedconstruction:` I s `Figures 7 and V8 are 'corresponding views", Y

to.y Figures l and 2respectivelyp'vshowinglfa sti-ll further formaor"construction. i

v-Figure -is aesimilargview to'Figure ',l-

'showing still` another form.' f

f kIn ,the arrangement vshown-in Figuresffl; and 2,-A.fis the steel.- deck-g-JB a supporting beam-thereof; C granular insulating KVfillingA material-gi and4 D51) hanger bolts supported ma@ Web-0i alette-m istyfboitSi-r a The! Wool groujiidil*1r is provided oni-one side-With av groove Q to receiveonejedgel of? a. .-linin'g. panel H', the. other edge of Which"- Vrest'son*thefledge J off arecess'on the other .I Y

side voffthe-Wood.ground5 and is secured therein by. means- Oia-capping strip K. l"lj-lie hanger bolts D are, provided-With ynuts for4 supporting tjhewv'oodf grounds F, and their f lower' 'ends extend*through` andsupportjby 'meansofsuitable nutsinetalf'clipsL, L vfor rfaces of the woodgrounds lF are made -flatV-SQastobe,adjustablelatf' t rverally on-the-Qlower Vflangesgof the lo"ez Lms' B-.' n j 'f The-conductionof heat into-.the hanger-boltsv 1),. D isf reducedv by Aiii'eans. of erriiles. O; .O

.and Washersile. and 1Q," Q o-fhard libre,Vv f'sucli as Wliatf'isknovvn'as .vi'ilcanized ibreQor l indurated'- fibre-fj By usingfjvvashers Vof different -t-hi'cknesses,' the.position---r of the v anger` Eboltcair be adjusted-'laterally,as def-,p y

Lico I mi 'i same purpose.

of the beaml .B and the flat upper faceof the Wood Vground F. i

In Figure el, which is adapted fory use as bulkhead insulation or side insulation, i. e. insulation attached to the vertical frames at the sides-of the vessel, the Hat inner face of the Wood ground F rests'against a short Wood chock T bolted to the side of the frame member V. The'wood grounds F are here secured te thechoeks T by means of coachscrew studs .V, the holes in the choclrs being made :fassboivn -of sufiicient diameter to perinit a small amount ofl lateral adjustment of `the] jroundsQ Moreover the position of the studs W in the choc-lts can be variedfor the vFigirre 5 shows a similar construction to Figure 4l, in which' a liner Z of lasbestos is arranged between a bulb iron fraine member -1 and a chock T.A This construction may be used on bullrheads separatingth-e'refrigerating' chamber from coal bunkers, in order to isolate' the Wood vork yfrom the steel structure inthe event of thelatter becoming` overheatech e; 0'.

' `other Vside takes fire.

Figure 6 shows ay furtherarrangement. in

side' of an angle iron Vbulkhead stiffen-er 2, asbestos millboard washers 3 being arranged i between the chock and the sti'ifener and the bulkheajdll. Y, Y

The two constructions'.illustrated in Fie;- ures ande, in which asbestosinillboard is employed, are both adapted foi:` use informing aV iireproof; constructionY fora vcold storae'echamber. ln these cases; the insulating filling() isv advantageously of sla-g Wool. ff i In the" construction shown Vin vFigures 7 and v8 an angle iron bracket 5 isarranged i against thevvebof the bulb iron frame meinlber l is provided 'on its flanges with elon-v gfrated slotsG, respectively. The slot rSrefoeivesla'bo'lt- 8 WherebyrtheYbraclret is vadjustafbly secured to the Web'of thebulb iron traine, so'as'to Y permit` of the Wood ground F beingl radiusted perpendicularlyA toV the l plane of the panels. AThe slot 7 receives the ivood ground F and enables the'ivood bolt 9 tliatveXtends through the hole in the u Y n Y ground to be adjusted' laterally, i. e.iin the direction u of the plane of the adjacent panels H, H.Y

ln the `construction shown inl F igure' 9,-the

gchan'nelfiron frame-member 'B isY provided in'casesWvhere-the coal on the which an extended chock Tisboltedl'to one WithfaI slot l0 through which/extends a boltV ll thatffalso extends through the hole in the f Wood ground F Y andfthus enables the Wood plane of the adjacent panels H, i

In the coiistructions illustrated in Figures v'to 9, the boltsw8g79 and'll andthe bracket Zground Vto be adiustedfin' the direction of the can be vr'provided wit-hbushings and liners such as the bushings P, ,Q andS described 65- the Icondu'ction'of heatffrom the skin plating' Wi.th"referen"ceto Figure 3, so as' to reduce or deck A to the parts of the bolts 9, ll in Contact VVwith the atmosphere in the cold lstor` age chamber.

In cases Where the Web of the fra-me members of a vessel requiresto be set at an angler other than 90 degrees to theinner surface of the' heat insulation lining (i. e. in Vorder to Vmaintain the Webs of such frames at right y angles to the centre linel of the vessel) Aforv example, in positions closeeto the bow and stern Where the outer surface of the vessel is curved, the angle yof the face of the cheek T orT, Figures 4, 5 and 6, against 4which the inner face oi' base of the Wood ground F rests, can be varied to suit the alignment of the inner surface of the lining; lor'the face or faces of the checks restingv against the bulb iron, angle or other frame, or against a frame and platingcan be varied to corre# spend ,with the'desired alignment of the inner surface of. the lining.Y

In cases Where the inner face or base of n frame next thereto, the securing' bolt (suchas'9 or 11, Figures 7 toll) passingv through lthe Wedge. A corresponding Wedge may be provided on. the other side of the flangev against which the nut of the boltv (such'as 9 or ll)`rests. v i

xlW/hat'lf claim vis :wi J l. A heat vinsulation liningfor cold storage chambers, said lining comprising4 lining" nanels,vvood grounds extending beyond said lining panels into the interior space of the chamber and provided With'surfaces 'for supporting ther liningK panelsA and with inner `faces that aresubstantially parallel Vtoit-he r`Q'eneraladjacent exterior surface of the lin,-V ing and rest against correspondingly'shapedv supports, fsazid" supports forthe, grounds,

means for securing the grounds to thesupl ports so ,as to permit adiustment offthe grounds'in direction parallel to the general adjacent exterior' surface of thelining, `and means forsecuring the panels tothe grounds sol as tobe individually detachable?v from the interior ofthey chamber in a ldirection substantially perpendicular to their ovvn planes.

Y 2f A heatinsulation lining forrvcold stori Sage chambersn said lii'iinp; comprising,l lining panels, `Wood grounds extending' beyond said lining' panels into the interiorspaceiof'the chamber and provided with surfaces for' supporting the lining panels and with inner faces Y that aresubstantially*parallel to the general Vvadjacent exterior surface of tlielining and rest against correspondingly shaped vsupports, said supports for thevgrounds, means *for securing the grounds tothe supportssd as to permit adjustment of Vthe groundsl ina directionvparallel to the general adjacent eX- lterior surface ofthe lining,l ineansfor adjusting the' grounds in` a `direction perpendicular to the geiiei'al adjacent exterior surjf face of the lining, and means for securing the paiielsrto the grounds so as to beindifsurfaces on members secured tothe main supports 'of thev lining, said members, means foi-'securing the'grounds to said` members,l and ineans for securing tliejpanels to'tlie grounds so as to be individually detachable' from the interior of the chamber in a direc-A tionsubstantially perpendicularto their own planes.. Y '4. A

for @oidl Sanheat insulationlining for cold store'V age'clia'mbers, said lining comprising lining panels, wood grounds' extendingy beyond said a lining panels into the interior space of the y chamber and providedrwith surfaces for sup.-

porting the lining panels and 'With inner facestliat are substantiallyrparallelto the general adjacent exterior surface of the lin-V ing and rest against correspondingly shaped surfaces on checks, said kchoc'ls `secured 'to constructionali members of a'sliip, Vscrewed members and nuts for securing the grounds to said choclfsv so as to 'permit adjustment jofthe grounds, and detachable strips for securing the Ylining Lpanels to supporting sur-l faces on tliegrounds.

A5A heat insulation lining for cold storage chambers, said lining comprising lining liningpanels into the interior space of the f panels, Wood grounds extending beyond said" chamber` ,and provided .With surfaces, for

.supporting the lining'panels and with inner' faces that are substantiallyv parallel VtoY the general adjacent lexterior-surface yofthe liny ing and rest against correspondingly shaped surfaceson wood checks,r said Wood chocks secured to construetional members ofa ship,

'screwed ineinbers'and nuts for securing'the1 'grounds' to thezcliocks,and detachable strips for securing one bordergof lining panels to abutment surfaces onthe grounds, the `opposite border of the panels resting in grooves 1n the,corresponding'sides `of the grounds.

EDWARD yALLAN THOMSON.; 

